Tensions in the Caribbean remain high as the United States has sent strike aircraft to Guyana—locked in a border dispute with Venezuela—in a show of support for the partner's sovereignty and territorial integrity while demonstrating American air power.

Newsweek has emailed Venezuela 's Embassy in Beijing, China, for comment.

Why It Matters

The U.S. is intensifying counternarcotics operations targeting Venezuela, maintaining a strong presence of warships and fighter jets in the Caribbean . Last week, U.S. forces struck a drug-carrying vessel that had departed from Venezuela, killing 11 people.

Guyana, which established a partnership with the U.S. in 1966, has a centuries-long border dispute with its western neighbor Venezuela over the oil-rich Essequibo region, a Guyana-adminis

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